Health, Medicine, & Wellness Resources

Gale Health Resources (FEL – all access)

Merck Manuals (FEL – all access)

Medline (FEL – all access)

Salem Online (LW & WH)

Health & Wellness – Local

 

Florida Department of Health in Polk County

Peace River Center

Polk County Environmental Health

Alternative Medicine

 

National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health

 

Children’s Health

 

American Academy of Pediatrics

Healthy Family Habits

Lifecycle Nutrition

National Institute of Health & Child Development

 

COVID Resources

 

Florida Department of Health – COVID-19

Florida Department of Health (POLK) – COVID-19

Aging & Disability Resource Center – COVID-19

American Red Cross

 

 

Hospitals/Urgent Care

 

Bartow Regional Medical Center

Advent Health – several locations (get link)

Lakeland Regional Medical Center – Lakeland

Winter Haven Hospital

 

Mental Health

 

American Psychological Association

American Psychiatric Association

Impower

National Institute of Mental Health

MedlinePlus en Espanol

HealthyChildren.org en Espanol

 

Nutrition & Diet

Eat Right

Food & Nutrition Information Center

Dietary Supplement Labels Database

Dietary Supplements – National Institute of Health

Nutrition.gov

USDA National Nutrient Database

 

Medicines/Supplements/Vitamins/Herbal Info

 

Physician’s Desk Reference

MedlinePlus

MayoClinic

NIH of Dietary Supplements

Prevention/Safety/Emergency Preparedness

 

American Red Cross

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Consumer Product Safety Commission

CPR and First Aid

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Flu.gov

Florida Poison Control Center

Haz-map (hazardous tasks and related health concerns)

Households Products Database

Immunization & Vaccination

Polk County Emergency Management

Ready.gov (emergency preparedness)

Recalls.gov

Tox Town

TOXMAP

Toxnet

Medicare

National Council on Aging

National Institute on Aging

 

Physician Finder for Medicare

Specific Diseases or Conditions

 

Alzheimer’s Association

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

 

American Cancer Society

American Diabetes Association

American Heart Association

Arthritis Foundation

 Autism Society

Celiac Disease Foundation

Genetics Home Reference

Directory of Health Organizations

National Cancer Institute

National Eye Institute

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease

National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Disorders

National Institute of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism

National Institute of Deafness & Other Communication Disorders

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease

National Institute on Drug Abuse 

National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) 

Parkinson’s Disease Foundation

Websites (general)

 

Affordable Care Act

American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)

American Medical Association Resources for Patients

Clinical Trials

Directory of Health Organizations

Evaluating Health Information on the Internet

Genetics Home Reference

Healthcare.gov

Healthfinder.gov

Hospital Compare

Mayo Clinic Health Information

Medical Dictionary

Medicare

MedlinePlus.gov

PubMed – Biomedical literature citations

National Center for Health Statistics

National Institute of Health (NIH)

National Library of Medicine

National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD)

Women’s Health

 

National Women’s Health Information Center

 

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